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THE FREE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TEXTBOOK

Does organic chemistry have you stressed?

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I am Dr. Chad Wallace, professor emeritus of chemistry.

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A note from Dr. Wallace

About WallaceWay Organic

I am Dr. Chad Wallace, professor emeritus of chemistry with nearly three decades of experience teaching organic chemistry. Now that I am retired from my role as a professor, I want to spend my time helping you! I have a reputation of making organic chemistry easy-to-understand.

So, let me be your guide on this journey. Here, I am giving free access to my organic chemistry textbook - the most readable on the market. You will find videos where you will feel like I'm sitting right there with you, pencil in hand, breaking this all down and helping you understand. And, as an added bonus, I know exactly how professors think, so I can help you prepare for those especially tricky questions you will see on your exams.

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The free textbook

All 22 chapters of my organic chemistry textbook, free to read.

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The 22 chapters

“I am a retired medicinal chemist that found using this material my first year of teaching a great experience. The figures for the concepts are easily understood and his writing style results in a ready understanding of the concepts being discussed.”

Rick – organic professor

“I loved the examples that were used to help me clearly understand the concepts. The practice problems were a big help!”

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“It really helped me be able to understand the material and apply it to all different types of problems… I don’t think I would have passed without it!”

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